I Became a Gallery Manager in Another World

A few days before Helen formally entered into a “flesh contract,”

“Elfrida.”

“Oh my, it’s Senior Ian! Did you come looking for me because you missed me?”

“Do you have a moment?”

“Teehee~☆ Even if I’m busy, I have to help if senior needs it! By the way, I don’t really like sweets! I prefer rice over noodles for meals!”

“….”

As I remained silent, the smile on Elfrida’s face, which was initially bright, faded.

“Ha… It seems like this isn’t a date proposal. …Is it about that thing?”

“Yes.”

“…Then, this isn’t the place to talk. Let’s go to that place we talked about last time.”

Upon arriving at the old school building, Elfrida sat on a desk swinging her legs.

“…Senior. I warned you. It’s impossible to exorcise a demon.”

“Elfrida.”

“But still, senior, you’re lucky. You have a genius high elf like me as your junior. Others rush in blindly without such information and end up in the church…”

“We managed to exorcise the demon.”

“…..What? You succeeded?”

Elfrida asked in disbelief, her eyes widening.

“Are you lying?”

“It’s not a lie. It’s a partial success thanks to dealing a lot of damage.”

“Senior… If it’s a success, it’s a success, and if it’s a failure, it’s a failure. I don’t understand what you mean by a ‘partial success’?”

Apparently, Elfrida had never heard of such a situation either, and she tilted her head in confusion.

“So…”

I then shared with Elfrida everything that happened while exorcising the ‘Demon of the Scales,’ excluding what concerned Yuris.

“…That’s what happened.”

“Wait a minute. You missed the most important part. What did you offer to the scales that led to such a situation?”

“….”

I had anticipated this question, but it was not easy to answer.

Then, Elfrida puffed her cheeks and turned her head swiftly.

“Ah!! It’s really disappointing! I’m upset! I’ve told you everything, but you’re stingy about telling me just this one thing!”

“It’s not that I’m stingy…”

“Then why hide it!!”

“…Elfrida. If I tell you, it must remain a secret between just you and me for life.”

“Ha, senior… You don’t trust me? You know I’ve given you tremendous information so far, right?”

She had a point.

If it weren’t for Elfrida, I would never have known about the ‘Demon of the Scales.’

I sighed briefly and then slowly opened my mouth.

“Pleasure.”

“…What?”

“I offered pleasure to the scales.”

After hearing the answer, Elfrida paused for a moment and then…

“…Uh!?”

She blushed intensely, apparently imagining the process of offering pleasure to the scales.

“ ..Ho…How exactly did you and Estelle do, d, do such a thing!!! Driving a demon away with pleasure!! Is… Is that even possible?“

“Can’t believe it?”

“No, no… It’s not that I can’t believe it… But rather… Estelle is still alive, right?”

“Of course.”

“How could a human endure the pleasure that even a demon couldn’t bear? I, I don’t understand? Normally, whether it’s pleasure or pain, such sensations would first destroy the nerves…”

“Is it hard to believe? Should I show you?”

“Sh-show?!! Now? Here? To me? The pleasure that drove out the demon?!!”

As if an earthquake had occurred, Elfrida’s pupils quivered, and she gulped.

“It’s a joke.”

“Ah….oh… right… it’s just a joke… phew…”

As I took a step back, Elfrida sighed with a mix of disappointment and relief.

“So, Elfrida, can you understand the reason now?”

“What reason?”

“Why the ‘Demon of the Scales’ hasn’t returned Estelle’s legs. In the story you told me, the exorcism was completed all at once.”

“Ah… hmm… This is the first time I’ve seen a case like this, but maybe the amount of pleasure you offered was insufficient?”

The possibility Elfrida suggested was one I had initially considered but quickly dismissed.

“Insufficient pleasure? Over 100 climaxes in one night?”

“1-100 times? No, but senior… were you really counting how many times?… You have a unique sense of achievement…”

“It just happened. But that’s still considered insufficient?”

“…Khm! It’s likely… If the pleasure offered to the ‘Scales’ had been sufficient, then, as I told you, the ‘Demon of the Scales’ would have disappeared. But don’t be disappointed. The fact that you succeeded in the exorcism is an incredible achievement in itself. But senior…?”

“Yes, Elfrida.”

“I’m sorry but… did you really make her climax 100 times? Is there a chance you miscounted?”

“No. I’m sure.”

There was no way I miscounted.

The number of Estelle’s climaxes was informed by the Sextaterus.

“Heh… then, the situation isn’t as good as I thought.”

Elfrida soon muttered with a playful expression gone from her face.

“What do you mean?”

“You said before that a girl named Delphicia was severely injured and fell into a coma, right?”

“…Yes, that’s right. She has regained consciousness now.”

Just like Estelle, Delphicia hadn’t returned to school yet, but fortunately, she regained consciousness on the day the exorcism succeeded.

“Listen carefully, senior. Based on the information so far, we can deduce two things. First, Estelle’s soul is quite valuable.”

“…Why?”

“Even though she borrowed enough power from the ‘Demon of the Scales’ to put someone into a coma, Estelle didn’t lose much of her soul. From the pelvis to the navel, maybe just an inch? I thought this was because the power of the ‘Demon’ of the Scales had weakened.”

Swish-

As Elfrida shook her head, her twin tails flapped, and a hint of mint reached my nose.

“But I was wrong. The immense pleasure from 100 climaxes resulted in only about an inch returned. If the ‘Demon of the Scales’ were weak and couldn’t steal the soul, then Estelle would have gotten all of her soul back.”

“…So?”

“In the end, an inch of Estelle’s soul equals the value of one person in a coma or 100 climaxes.”

An unease washed over me as Elfrida continued speaking.

“Then… what exactly did Estelle gain from the demon after offering such a valuable half of her soul?”

“….”

Elfrida’s question tightened my chest.

I could guess why Estelle had offered both her legs to the ‘Demon of the Scales.’

“Well, senior… The situation isn’t very positive, but don’t be too distressed. As I said, I am a super-genius high elf girl. If you feel utterly stuck, come to me. I’ll help you with all my might then. Of course, it won’t be easy, and there will be a rightful price.”

“What price?”

Swoosh─

Then, Elfrida, with her legs crossed, gave a devilish smile.

“Your life, senior.”

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ㄴJustice's Magical Girl■: I...

While walking in the hallway, I suddenly got a message from Laplace.

ㄴJustice's Magical Girl■: I'm sorry to say this because it might sound arrogant...

ㄴJustice's Magical Girl■: Could you stop by the discipline room if you're okay with it?

ㄴJustice's Magical Girl■: I have something I want to tell you…

Whether this was good timing or bad…

I was already on my way to the discipline room even without her asking.

Creak-

“Ah! Isn’t this the ‘Special Inspector’? It feels like we’re meeting after ages!”

“Indeed~ It’s been a while~ Ian~”

Instead of replying to Laplace, I entered the discipline room where Garou and Kuolli welcomed me warmly.

“I’ve been a bit busy… But I don’t see Anya today either? Is she absent again?”

“No, she was here for a moment earlier.”

“Really?”

“Ah~ right~ Ian~ What did you do to Anya~? She was acting a bit strange~?”

“What did I do? I didn’t do anything?”

“Really~?”

“Really.”

Garou squinted skeptically, but I truly hadn’t done anything.

Since the ‘Night Flower Perfume’ incident, every time I met Anya, she screamed at me to stay away and ran off, so I never had a proper conversation with her.

“And Anya is a bit weird anyway.”

“Hahaha~ That’s true~ Anya is strange~”

“Correct! Anya is strange!”

“But what about the boss?”

“She’s in her office. Perhaps… another meeting?”

“Yes, she said she has something to discuss regarding the role of the Special Inspector.”

Then Kuolli shivered and said,

“Should I say it’s expected from a ‘Special Inspector’? It’s amazing. Having meetings with the boss this frequently… A normal person would have gone insane by now.”

“Hmm. Is it that serious?”

“Huhuhu!… To be able to say that shows you’re not ‘normal.’ Truly befitting the ‘Chosen One’!”

“Alright. I’ll pass that on to the boss.”

“What? No, don’t do that! I’ll be killed!!”

I smiled reassuringly at the flustered Kuolli and knocked on the office door.

“Boss, it’s Ian.”

“Come in.”

Creak-

“….”

Laplace, sitting sternly with arms crossed, looked up with an aura of nobility fitting for a princess.

However…

Click- Thump!

“Oh… have you arrived, Sir Ian…”

As the door locked, the princess disappeared, and a submissive onahole appeared.